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Sony Xperia Tablet S
64 GBAsus MeMO Pad 8
32 GBME581CL
| Global Score | |
| 58.9 | 61.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| Sony | Asus |
| Android 4.1.1, 4.0.3 | Android 4.4 |
| 2012-08-29 | 2014-06-02 |
| 9.44 x 6.87 x 0.47 inches | 8.39 x 4.84 x 0.29 inches |
| 20.64 ounces | 10.55 ounces |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 275.00 | $ 165.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 9.4 inches | 8 inches |
| 1280 x 800 pixels | 1200 x 1920 pixels |
| TFT | IPS LCD |
| 161 pixels per inch | 283 pixels per inch |
| Capacitive, Multi-touch | Capacitive, Multi-touch |
| 6.7 | 7.8 |
| Performance | |
| NVIDIA Tegra 3 T30L chipset | Intel Atom Z3580 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A9 (Quad-Core 1300 MHz) processor | Quad-Core 2300 MHz processor |
| 1 GB (1333 MHz) RAM | 2 GB RAM |
| ULP GeForce (416 MHz) GPU | IMG PowerVR Series 6 - G6430 GPU |
| 8.46 | 8.91 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| SD, SDHC, SDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | microSD, microSDHC, microSDXC (up to 64 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.02 | 7.56 |
| Camera | |
| 8.00 MP | 5.00 MP + 1.20 MP |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (HD) video resolution |
| 5.94 | 6.05 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA, HSUPA and GSM |
| -- | SIM |
| 2.4 | 6 |
| Non-Removable Battery | Removable Battery |
| 1.36 | 1.36 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 3.0 | Bluetooth 4.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Infra-red port | -- |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope and Light Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass and Light Sensor |
Comparison review
Asus MeMO Pad 8 is a bit better than the Sony Xperia Tablet S, having a 61.2 score against 58.9. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 body is newer, notably lighter and much thinner than the Sony Xperia Tablet S. Both of these tablets work with Android OS, but Asus MeMO Pad 8 has newer 4.4 version and Sony Xperia Tablet S has Android 4.1.1.
Asus MeMO Pad 8 features a more vivid display than Xperia Tablet S, because although it has a little bit smaller display, it also counts with a much better screen density and a much better resolution of 1920 x 1200. Sony Xperia Tablet S features a much greater memory to install applications and games than Asus MeMO Pad 8, because it has a SD extension slot that supports up to 128 GB and more internal memory capacity.
The Asus MeMO Pad 8 features a bit superior processing unit than Sony Xperia Tablet S, because although it has doesn't have a graphics processing unit, and they both have 4 processing cores, the Asus MeMO Pad 8 also counts with more RAM. The Asus MeMO Pad 8 captures a little bit better photographs and videos than Xperia Tablet S, although it has a back camera with much less mega-pixels resolution.
Asus MeMO Pad 8's battery lifetime is very similar to Xperia Tablet S's battery performance.
In addition to being the best tablet between the ones we are comparing here, Asus MeMO Pad 8 is also a bargain compared to the other ones, making it very easy to pick between these tablets.
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